title: Renin inhibitors: novel agents for renoprotection or a better angiotensin receptor blocker for blood pressure lowering?
abstract: Aliskiren, the first in a new class of orally effective direct renin inhibitors (DRIs) was recently approved for the treatment of hypertension. In this review, we discuss the history of the development of DRIs and available data regarding the effects of DRIs in the treatment of hypertension and related target organ damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Av. Dr. Dante Pazzanese, 500, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. espimenta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oparil
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005650:Fumarates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D005650:Fumarates; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors; C446481:aliskiren